Chapter 910 - 907: Insignificant
"Your Majesty..." Gao Demao held the Emperor’s leg and looked at the Eldest Princess, pleading, "Eldest Princess, this matter is not His Majesty’s fault. His Majesty was bewitched by that sorcerer of the State Preceptor, the real culprit is that demon."
At the mention of the State Preceptor, the Emperor recalled how the State Preceptor once instructed him to ascend the Ninefold Terrace on the sixteenth of June. Thinking of his body deteriorating further, the Emperor, with dark circles around his eyes, seemed possessed, forcibly suppressing his hatred towards Bai Qingyan, he said to Bai Qingyan in a negotiating tone, "Bai Qingyan, I... shall make a deal with you! If you are willing to help me gather a thousand young boys and girls for alchemy, and assist me in ascending the Ninefold Terrace, I... will pass the throne to you. By then, you will have a legitimate claim, and the Bai family will not be considered rebels. We would each get what we need."
The Eldest Princess closed her eyes in despair upon hearing this, she held no more hope for this Emperor.
Bai Qingyan looked at the Emperor, her gaze calm and indifferent, not elated by the Emperor’s words, nor did she laugh at them. Had she once hated this Emperor intensely, Bai Qingyan now found him laughable, even pitiful from the depth of her heart.
To truly believe in the nonsense of immortality.
There is no eternal longevity in this world; truly leaving a mark upon this everlasting time is through achieving great accomplishments, yet the Emperor will never understand.
Perhaps this Jin Kingdom Emperor will leave a mark in history books as the last Emperor of Jin... demanding immortality, constructing Ninefold Terrace, requiring alchemy of a thousand boy and girl, thus inciting widespread rebellion, leading to the nation’s downfall.
Even Gao Demao, holding the Emperor, was shocked by the Emperor’s words, looking up with eyes full of disbelief...